The tasks of the professor in the field of research, education and management are embedded in the Self-regulation and Health research program and the education of the Institute of Psychology and are coordinated with the section professorship of the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology section (Prof. dr. AWM Evers) of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University. 

Research
A central task of the professor is to set up, continue and expand his own internationally recognizable line of research within the research program of the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology section, in collaboration with external partners, for example in the field of stimulation areas of Leiden University, the LUMC and / or LDE universities. This includes coordinating (inter)disciplinary research activities, recruiting research grants (e.g. NWO, ERC, Horizon 2020), developing local, national and international partnerships and networks, and reporting in peer-reviewed journals and at (inter)national conferences.

Education
The professor develops and provides education in the field of the chair in the broad sense, in particular within the education of the GMN section including the bachelor and the current master's specializations Health Psychology, Occupational Health Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology. In addition, education in the field of Neuropsychology in Health and Disease can consist of giving courses and supervising master theses in the regular bachelor's and master's programs and education for other disciplines, such as the master's programs Vitality and Aging and Health Population Management of the LUMC-Campus The Hague. The establishment of this professorship will give an impulse to the ambition to become an important player in (inter) national education in this field.

Management
Administrative tasks include, in addition to supervising PhD students, active participation in administrative and management tasks at the level of the GMN section (a.o. as a chair of the unit), the Institute of Psychology, the Faculty of Social Sciences or Leiden University and at national and international level. As the faculty is executing our new FSW vision & strategy, we encourage all our employees to pro-actively contribute to develop an inclusive community in a sustainable and blended organization in which well-being of staff and students is top priority. The new professor will play an important role in this development and will act as a role-model.

Academic and community involvement
The professorship owner will increase the visibility of Leiden University through active participation in influential and prestigious academic organizations, such as the International Neuropsychological Society and the Federation of European Societies for Neuropsychology. In addition, the professor has a social function in the form of contributions to book publications, conferences and symposia in the field concerned. The in research acquired knowledge will also be translated into practical applications in collaboration with social partners, for example through the development of new digital tools (e.g. through virtual and augmented reality) for neuropsychological screening and treatment in the healthy population and patients with neurological disorders. When possible, a contribution is made to the provision of information for the benefit of the public debate and public policy-making.

• The holder of the chair must have excellent qualities and extensive experience in research and education, particularly in the field of research into neuropsychological mechanisms and the development of innovative applications in the clinical context. He or she must have an excellent international and national reputation in this field, as evidenced by, among other things, publications in peer-reviewed international journals, (inter) national contacts in the research field in question and proven ability to acquire research grants. The new chair holder initiates and has an eye for new developments in the field of research. He or she has extensive experience and skills with regard to experimental neuropsychological research in both laboratory and applied research in neuropsychological populations with regard to diagnostics and treatment. He or she has extensive experience with interdisciplinary research and can make innovative connections between different disciplines. He or she has very good communication skills, managerial and leadership qualities to be able to lead his or her own research group with PhD students and to expand this in close connection with the current research lines of the section, the institute and within the stimulation areas of the university. In the field of education, he or she has extensive experience with various teaching methods in the bachelor's and master's phase and has the necessary educational qualifications (or is prepared to meet these qualifications in the short term).

• PhD in the field of psychology, with expertise in the area of neuropsychology in health and disease;
• Excellent publication record in research in the area of neuropsychology, as ascertained by peer reviewed international and national publications;
• Excellent track record in acquisition of research grants in the area of neuropsychology of health and disease;
• Established collaborative relations with relevant external parties; established ability to communicate research results to a broader audience;
• Excellent teaching reputation (evidenced by teaching evaluations) and experience with teaching at undergraduate, graduate and PhD levels;
• Academic management experience at a university level and/or interest in academic management activities;
• Excellent people management skills. To be able to give direction to the team in a positive way and  develop others to build a high performance team;
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Dutch or the intention to learn Dutch.

We offer a five year term position, with the prospect of a permanent contract based on need, funding and performance. Salary range from € 6,405.- to € 8,371.- gross per month based on a full-time position (pay scale 16, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities)

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More information can be found on the website.

University Teaching Qualification (UTQ)
Leiden University requires teaching staff to obtain the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ). If the successful applicant does not already possess this qualification or its equivalent, he/ she must be willing to obtain this Qualification within two years.

Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Leiden University

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences consists of Education and Child Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Cultural Anthropology & Development Sociology, and the Center for Science and Technology Studies. The faculty has approximately 5,000 students and 600 employees. Education is provided and research is carried out into various subjects ranging from adoption to political behavior. More information can be found here.

Neuropsychology concerns the relationship between brain and cognition, behavior and emotion, in both healthy individuals and patients with neurological disorders. Due to the aging population and improvements in care, there is a growing need for neuropsychological expertise which is being increasingly used in healthcare. This research area covers both applied and fundamental research. The applied research focuses mainly on diagnostics and treatment of neurological disorders. The fundamental side focuses on the theoretical foundations, which involves research into cognitive domains in healthy and sick individuals and the effectiveness of techniques that can be used for diagnosis and treatment. Technical resources such as online diagnostic tests and the use of virtual and augmented reality are currently improving in quality and availability. Neuropsychological research offers the ideal opportunity to develop, test and implement such resources for application in healthcare and society in a broad sense. In order to achieve this, a multidisciplinary approach involving healthcare and technical expertise is essential.

Neuropsychological expertise in specific (mainly fundamental) research areas is part of different units of the Psychology Institute of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science at Leiden University (see Embedding). However, there is not yet an integrated position that focuses on neuropsychology in health and disease for both fundamental and applied research in healthy subjects and patients. The owner of the chair  "Neuropsychology in health and disease" will focus on fundamental and applied neuropsychology in healthy individuals and in patients. The focus is on investigating neuropsychological mechanisms of relevant cognitive domains and developing diagnostic tools and interventions based on these mechanisms. The intended target group is adulthood (young to old) in which neuropsychological mechanisms are investigated in both healthy individuals and patients with neurological disorders. In the healthy population, such resources can target cognitive screening for neurological disorders such as dementia and stimulate cognitive ability in healthy elderly people. In neurological disorders this involves the development of cognitive screening tools, diagnostics and treatment for specific groups, such as patients with dementia. Fundamental research enables the development and testing of innovative diagnostic instruments, which can lead to important new insights and clinical materials. The social impact of findings is also taken into account, such as sharing findings with clinical professionals and the implementation of the developed materials, for example in collaboration with societal partners. 

The chair position is part of the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology section and is embedded in the Self-regulation and Health research program of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University. The position is in line with the research areas of the unit, with a focus on the fundamental and applied study of psychoneurobiological mechanisms and interventions to prevent and as a consequence of somatic disorders (a.o. Evers, Brosschot, Middelkoop, Gebhardt, van der Ham, van Middendorp, Veldhuijzen, De Gucht). The chair will also closely collaborate with chairs of other units in the Institute of Psychology, for example in the area of Cognitive Neuroscience of Decision making (S. Nieuwenhuis), Methods Cognitive Neuroimaging (S. Rombouts) or Neurocognitive Clinical Psychology (E. de Bruin). However, the position is clearly distinguished by its emphasis on neuropsychological mechanisms in both healthy individuals and patients, which underlies the development of applied insights and materials. The (nationally and internationally) unique and distinctive chair position will help to further develop research regarding neuropsychology in the field of health and disease to become a nationally and internationally leading and prominent scientific spearhead at Leiden University.

The position also ties in seamlessly with the stimulation areas of Leiden University, in particular the theme Population Health and the Social Resilience and Security program. Within the Population Health theme, neuropsychological expertise can be applied to the detection of risk factors and disease in the general population and appropriate care. In terms of social resilience and safety, the professorship can offer expertise on these themes in neurological disorders, such as dementia. The professorship is also closely linked to the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC) and will be given a relevant position in the existing intensive interdisciplinary collaboration between the Faculty of Social Sciences, the LUMC and the LIBC and the collaboration within Leiden, TU Delft and Erasmus (LDE) universities and Medical Delta. From an organizational point of view, the professor will fall under the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology unit of the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science at Leiden University.

With the use of this position in the field of “Neuropsychology in health and disease”, it is expected that the profiling of this theme will receive an important impulse for scientific research and education of the existing research areas of the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology section, the other units of the Institute of Psychology and the university-wide stimulation areas. The position also offers a unique opportunity to substantiate this theme in the field of research, education, management and societal involvement, in line with the existing professorships of the section: the (full-time) professorship of Health Psychology of the unit chair,  Andrea Evers, the (part-time) professorship of Clinical Neuropsychology (0.2fte) of Huub Middelkoop and the endowed professorship in Psychophysiological Determinants of Everyday Stress of Jos Brosschot.